Cribbage-board



Patented Nov. 8, |898.

W. (i. ROSS J. J. REID.

CRIBBAGE BDARD.

(Application med Dec. s1, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILSONG. ROSS AND JOIIN J. REID, OF BENIOIA, CALIFORNIA.

CRlBBAGE-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 614,028, dated November8, 1898. Application filed December 31,1897. Serial No. 664,847. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILSON Gr. ROSS and JOHN J. REID, of Benicia, inthe county of Solano and State of California, have invented a new andImproved Cribbage- Board, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to counting-boards especially used in countingthe game of cribbage and the object is to provide a board of thischaracter with which the use of pins as ordinarily employed is dispensedwith, thus obviating the danger of loss of the counting devices.

We will describe a Cribbage-board embodying our invention and then pointout the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, formin ga part ofthis specication, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a top plan view of a cribbageboard embodying our invention.Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is a sectionon the line 3 3 of Fig. l.

The .Cribbage-board comprises a frame or casing 1 of any suitablematerial and in which is arranged a number of rods 2, here shown asrectangular in cross-section. These rods 2 have trunnion-bearings in theend walls of the frame 1, so that they may be axially rocked. Each rod 2is provided on one side with a series of numbers 3, runningconsecutively from l to 30, and on the next surface, at right angles tothe surface having said numbers, is a series of numbers il, readingconsecutively from 3l to 60. Three of the edges of each rod 2 areprovided with notches 5, the said notches being directly oposite thefigures marked on the rod.

Xtended longitudinally of the frame l, at each side of a rod 2, is aguide-rod 6, and mounted to slide on each guide-rod 6 is a loop 7, fromwhich a finger-piece 8 extends upward. The finger-piece 8 is projectedtoward the rod 2 and is designed to be engaged with either one of thenotches 5.

The end of each rod 2 is provided with a finger-piece 9, by means ofwhich the rod may be rocked. The rods are held yieldingly in position bymeans of springs l0, here shown as bearing at their central portionsagainst the bottom of the frame l and engaging with their ends bars 11,upon the upper surfaces of which the rods 2 engage.

In using the device at the commencement of a game the surfaces of thebars having the numbers from l to 30 will of course be upward. Then ascounts are made the counters 8 may be lifted up relatively to theguiderods 6 and slid along until the proper number of the count isreached. Then the fingerpiece S will be dropped into the notches 5.After the number 30 shall have been reached and another count is madethe bar 2 must be rocked or given a one-fourth rotation to bring thehigher numbers upward. Then the count will proceed as before.

Having thus described our invention, We claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent `1. A Cribbage-board, comprising a frame, a barmounted to rotate or rock therein, the said bar having numerals on twoof its surfaces, guide-rods in the frame, and counters movablelongitudinally of said guide-rods, substantially as speciled.

2. A Cribbage-board, comprising a frame, a bar mounted to rock thereinand having numerals on two of its surfaces, and also having notches inits edges, guide-rods extended along the sides of the bar, loopsengaging around said guide-rods, and linger-pieces on the loops adaptedto engage in either one of the notches of the bar, substantially asspecified.

3. A Cribbage-board, comprising a frame, a number of bars havingtrunnion-bearings in said frame, each bar being rectangular incross-section, and having numerals on two of its surfaces, and alsohaving notches in its edges, guide-rods extended along the two sides ofeach bar, loops engaging around said guide-rods, and finger-pieces onsaid loops adapted to be moved into the notches of the bars,substantially as specified.

4. A Cribbage-board, comprising a frame,- a bar rectangular incross-section mounted to rockin said frame, the said bar being providedon two of its surfaces with numerals and having notches in its edges,counters movable along said bar, and a spring or springs for holdingsaid bar yieldingly in position.

WILSON G. ROSS. J OIAIN J. REID.

Witnesses:

A. W. IIARKINs, WILLIAM MANNING.

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